An AirAsia aircraft flight AK6443 reportedly skidded at the runway of the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport in Kota Bharu, Kelantan at around 10.25pm Tuesday. The A320 Airbus plane was scheduled to depart from Kota Bharu to Kuala Lumpur but skidded while preparing for take-off. AirAsia in a statement issued shortly after the incident confirmed the […]

Taib Mahmud’s regime has much to lose and is ‘instilling fear’ in the people, according to Sarawak PKR. KUCHING: The state Barisan Nasional (BN) is allegedly using its military personnel to intimidate voters in the outlying areas in Sarawak. According to Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian, he has been receiving reports of army personnel threatening constituents as “there is so much at stake”. “The state BN government even uses the army to threaten people as there is so much at stake in this coming election. “Just last evening I have received reports from my area, Ba’Kelalan, that the army personnel who are now constructing roads to Ba’kelalan are telling people if they vote for the opposition and the Barisan Nasional lost, they will tear down all the schools,” he said.